Help with iPod stuff

Not exactly the same thing but I bought a 30pin to lightning adapter and fished a wire behind the glove box then through the console so the cable exits neatly toward the back. It’s kind of a crap shoot when I plug my phone in that I will have what I think is your issue. Plug in my phone and iPod option will show on screen but you cannot select it. The fix for me is unplug and plug back in until the problem is fixed. I have not messed with it much to figure out why this is happening as it usually only takes a couple times to fix. One time I did get so aggravated that it refused to take I just gave up, but the very next time it took immediately.

 

I find that I have to turn Bluetooth off and then back on each time I start the car to get the Bovee to work with my iPhone, once I do that I can page over to the iPod tab and successfully start Spotifykr TuneIn radio

 

Does the iPod function otherwise? Do you have a newer SSD based iPod with 30 pin connector. Don't use the lightening adapter, it has the absolutely worst audio convertor I've ever heard. You might as well just use the iPhone's speaker. I use an old iPhone 4.

 

I’m using Bovee Bluetooth and it’s ok but super annoying for this exact reason.

Turn car on.
Turn Bluetooth off on phone.
Turn Bluetooth on on phone.
Wait for BT to connect.
Press play.
Often it automatically pauses again if you’re not connected yet - in that case, again click play
Scroll screen to iPod
Sometimes it pauses, if it does press play again on phone. If it plays, great.

This is not horrible, but really a joke when you think about how Bluetooth should work, even hacked together like this. Is there a better way out there?

OP - the above likely solves your problem btw.

 

I think you probably have a bad connection and you need to have that checked out.

This is low odds but, I wonder if its the cable or if its that the 458 is expecting the a USB generation iPod. There is a chance your iPod is possibly from when they were using a firewire connection, even with the 30 pins. Its a different voltage. That doesn't mean it won't work because it should still work, but not charge. However, its possible the 458 was programmed to not see older devices. Does the 458 plug charge your iPod? That might be a good place to start- if its charging then there is definitely something wrong with the connection. If its not, I would try a different iPod.

 

THANK YOU!!! The key is keeping the audio/music playing on the phone so the car recognizes the signal. This solves the gray "iPod" right-hand display into white "iPod."

I kept unplugging/plugging before I read this.

 

I am sure this has been addressed by now but just in case.... turn Bluetooth off and on on your iPhone whilst playing music and iPod becomes selectable in the onboard menu. Silly but it works

 

Hello
I have to change the ipod cable of my 458 because the 30 pin connector is broken
What if you can tell me where is the box to connect the ipod cable
where in the dashboard
what parts should be dismantled
thank you

 

Hello,
My Bovee for some reason stopped working. Can anyone send me a link to order the 30 pin connector? Help would be very much appreciated.

 

Scuderia parts have it
https://www.scuderiacarparts.com/
Parts number 257948

 

Thanks so much!